Sack Madubuko as Commissioner, Traders Urge Governor Obiano

Gov Obiano

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has been asked to sack his Commissioner  for Commerce, Industry, Markets and Wealth Creation, Dr. Christian Madubuko,,  for his alleged propensity to destroy markets in the State due to his pecuniary interest.

In the petition sent to Governopr Obiano by the traders under the aegis of Integrity Traders' Group in Anambra State, the traders alleged   that the Commissioner wants to turn Anambra marektes into “personal estates”.

In the petition signed by the Chief Emmanuel Okoli,
Chairman of the group and Chika Anyanwu , Secretary , they  said the petition has become imperative because the President –General of Amalgamated  Markets Traders of Anambra State ( ASMATA), Chief Okwudil Ezenwankwo, has failed to prevail on the Commissioner to retrace his steps in his desperate bid to plunge the markets in the State into monumental crises.

Read More

HURIJE/CD Decry Attempts to Shut Down Enugu International Airport

Enugu International Airport

The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIJE) and Campaign for Democracy (CD), have decried deliberate attempts by Federal Government and security operatives posted to  the Enugu International Airport to frustrate the airport so as to permanently shut it down.
The groups in a joint statement said it was clear from onset that the haters of Ndigbo did not like the upgrading of the hitherto local airport to international status, hence various antics being displayed to frustrate it.

Read More

AHEAD OF 2019: WHY GOV OKOWA CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM HIS ACHIEVEMENTS

Gov Okowa and Barr Uzum

The nexus of leadership is providing the basics of life to the people.  Protection of lives and properties as well, is of crucial importance. Ensuring food sufficiency,  securing health and infrastructure is key in gauging development strides.

 Let us not lose sight of prudent management of resources, this is where capacity rolls in.
In a complex environment like ours,  management of human relations is pivotal in steering the ship of the state.
Delta has experienced a whole lot of transformation in the last three years. From revamping of technical education to road infrastructure, the narratives changed a lot more for the better.

Read More

Lady Makes Shocking Revelations: My Abductors Butchered People For Rituals

A woman who was rescued by men of the Rivers State Police Command on Sunday, August 12, 2018, has narrated how she escaped from a group of ritual killers, who shot and killed one of their victims for ritual purpose.

The woman, who identified herself simply as Precious, said though she initially thought that she was abducted by kidnappers, it was when they killed the lady and made a call that she knew that they were ritual killers.

Precious, who spoke with newsmen at the state police command in Port Harcourt, said she saw many persons, who were abducted earlier, including children, adding that all of the victims begged for mercy to no avail.

Read More

Best Destinations For Your First International Trip

Do you want to travel overseas but can’t decide where you should go? Many people who haven’t travelled overseas much get overwhelmed trying to decide where to travel. The world is a huge place with so many choices, no wonder it’s hard to decide. If you’re a new traveller or a solo traveller, certain places will be more enjoyable, easier to navigate, and overall less scary, while still offering lots of culture and things to do.

Read More

THE MAN THE GAME, THE OFFICE AND THE PEOPLE BY BARR UZUM

Barr Uzum

From A passerby travelling from illah through Ndokwa to Ika towns.

Gentlemen as a passerby, I took a glass of cold water to ponder on the uneasy and interesting times that we are in as a People and came out with this bit.

The game of Politics has reared its beautiful but bestial head again.  Green horns are perming 3 from 4 while the Mavericks are underground doing exploit.

Sincerely, in the interest of the generality of Anioma people, one has tried to be fair and equitable in managing choices but the game still remains politics.

 The men in question are sons of Anioma who have done well atleast  for themselves.

The picture is clearer now that one is a crack Politician and the other a consumate lawyer.

Sen Nwaoboshi is a crack politician just hand it to him.  Have we bothered to note that politics is in phases?  Let's take a cue from the man and his style.  Some are running like Tmoro is general elections . Sen Nwaoboshi has caused the party leadership smiles knowing  full  well that we are headed for delegate dance.  He has raised the stakes in managing the minds of party men and women.  Trust me he has shown he knows party Politics.  Sen Nwaoboshi is closer to the traditional institution today and meandering well at tjis phase of the election.

I am sure his strategies will change after winning the primaries.  I say this with all authority to the few without  this understanding that Sen Peter Nwaoboshi is way ahead of this game.

The People we talk about are Aniomas home and abroad.  Let's leave that for another day.  If you know you know.  Senator Nwaoboshi is coasting back to the Senate again 2019/2023.
Embrace reality  now.

Read More

2019. I AM CONSULTING AND CONSIDERING RUNNING AGAINST BURHARI-SARAKI

Bukola Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has told Bloomberg that he is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections.

“I am consulting and actively considering it. I believe I can make the change,” Bloomberg quoted Saraki as saying in an interview conducted on Tuesday in Abuja.

The Senate President defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and will be seeking to actualise his ambition on the new platform.

He however feared that government may use security to rig the elections, speaking against the backdrop of recent blockade of the National Assembly by security operatives.

Read More

Lecturer Sent To Prison For R*ping His Wife Sister's Daughter

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Catering and Hotel Management, Benue State Polytechnic, Andrew Ogbuja, has been arraigned at the Upper Area Court I in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, for alleged criminal conspiracy and r*pe of a 13-year-old girl, Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbaje.

He had carnal knowledge of the girl while she lived in his house.

The court remanded the 51-year-old lecturer in prison custody.

Read More

U.S CLOSES ITS EMBASSY IN ABUJA.....READ WHY

US Visa For Nigerians

The United States of America Embassy in Abuja have temporarily ceased for both visa and for American Citizen Services, according to the US government.

The announcement was made on the website of the embassy. It also announced that Consular functions in U.S. Consulate Lagos are not affected and will continue.
“Scheduled visa and ACS applicants for Abuja will be contacted for rescheduling”
“American citizens in northern Nigeria with emergency services needs should continue to contact the after-hours emergency number for Abuja at 09461-4000 and press “0” to go to the operator to request assistance”.

Read More

SERVICE BEYOND MY PERSONAL ASPIRATION BY EA UZUMNISM

Barr Azuka Eugene Uzum

My aspiration into Delta State House of Assembly was driven by service and the quest to improve beyond where we are.  From the beginning, the capacity was not in question. I know I have the drive to make improvements at the House of Assembly.

As a lawyer,  I noticed the gaps and the drive to fill the blank spaces was my aspiration.  Today, I've stepped down to support the incumbent.  I still have the conviction that Uzumnism is the man but that may not be politically correct.  As a party man I strictly abide by the dictates of my party, the PDP.

Read More

Ezeship Tussle: Imo Community Raises Alarm Over Impending Bloodbath... Asks Okorocha To Intervene

Rocha's Okorocha

By Alphonsus Nweze,
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo  State has been urged to avert impending bloodbath  in  Egwedu Community in Njaba Local Government Area of the  State following 16 years of crisis over the contest for the traditional stool  and the President-General of the community.

The Chairman of Uburu Ahiara village in Egwedu Autonomous Community, and an Onitsha based business man, Chief Eric Uwoma made the call while speaking with newsmen  in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Chief Uwoma who is also the Chairman of Onitsha South Shop Owners Traders Association of Nigeria, OSSOTAN, Onitsha Anambra state alleged that some people were benefiting in the crisis, while the entire community have been plunged into  backwardness due to the crisis.

Read More

DELTA 2019: ISOKO NATION REINSTATES SUPPORT FOR OKOWA

Isoko Rulers & IVS Members

By Williams Eghebi
The leadership of Isoko Nation under the aegis of Isoko Development Union has said that the entire people are behind the second term ambition of Senator Okowa. The proclamation was made yesterday at Oleh by Hon High Chief Iduh Amadha, the President General of Isoko Nation Development Union (IDU) when the leadership of Ika Village Square, IVS, paid a consultative visit to the area.
He said that Gov Okowa was installed last June as the Ugo of Isoko Land.

Read More

(PHOTONEWS) MEMBERS OF IKA VILLAGE SQUARE VISITS ISOKO NATION

 Chief Ugbekile & Chief Idu

It was celebrations all over ISOKO nation yesterday, 12 of August 2019 as Ika Village Square paid a visit to the ethnic nationality.

Read More

APC Interested Only in 2019, not in Welfare of Nigerians--Rev. Nwachukwu

Rev. Jerry Nwachukwu

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has been accused of not having the interest of the country at heart but was  only concerned with how to win the 2019 presidential election.

The General Overseer of Bible Base Assembly, Rev. Jerry  Nwachukwu,  who stated this in in an interview with newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra State said  the party which has been in  control of power for the past three years and some months now don't care about the sufferings of Nigerians but how to continue to hold the lever of power in 2019.

"They don't care of those who are hungry. They don't care of those who are dying. They don't care of those who are unemployed. They don't care how to grow the economy.The problem is that APC are made of selfish group of people" he said.

Read More

2019: BERMY'S SET TO RUN FOR DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY...

Bermy Foundation CEO

The Founder of Bermys Foundation and a Diaspora Ambassador, Chief Olorogun Re'Ode (Mrs) M. Eguriase Sule has concluded pans to run for the Delta State, House of Assembly to represent the good people of Ethiope East constituency, at the come 2019.

In an exclusive interview with newsmen at Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, she said, "After due consultation with my people, I was advised to settle for the house of assembly to tackle the impending challenge facing the local government".

She further stressed that, she had no intention to run for any elective position in the state, but because of the uprising challenge of misrepresentation at the house of assembly she has decided to run.

Read More

Governor Okowa Explores More Channels To Interface With The Public.... Announce Social Media Handles

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has announced the creation of Social Media handles for effective information dissemination and interaction with Deltans and Nigerians.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Aniagwu, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said the creation of the Social Media handles was in addition to the existing State Government website.

According to the statement, the website and social media handles will keep members of the public updated on the SMART Agenda, accomplishments and events of the Okowa led administration even as members of the public are encouraged to interface with the Governor on the different social media platforms.

“The state website offers a user-friendly functionality and rich content. The website as well as the official social media accounts offer quick and easy access to essential information and features to keep Deltans, Nigerians, the media and indeed the general public abreast of activities of the Okowa led government in Delta State”.

Read More

U.S: 21,476 Nigerians Overstayed Visas in 2017

US Visa for Nigerians

No fewer than 21,476 Nigerians have overstayed their visas to the United States within the last one year, Per second news media reports on Thursday.

It said that information it gathered from Washington indicated that those who overstayed include students, workers and tourists, with increase in numbers of those that has refused to return to Nigeria.

Illegal immigration by overstaying a visa has been shown to outweigh a number of people entering by an illegal border crossing.

More than 700,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the United States during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas, according to U.S Department of Homeland Security ‘Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report.

185,375 Nigerian visitors were expected to depart after their stay, with 630 of them overstaying their visas, while 19,046 visitors and business men and women refused to return to Nigeria and residing illegally inside the United States.

Read More

"OH AKPABIO" FALLIBILITY OF MORTAL MAN By EA Uzumnism.

Barr Eugene Uzum

Democracy has remained consistently on trial in Nigeria.  Before I venture into the nexus of Party Politics, Defections etc I want to take a quick look at GEJ's statements....during the run off of 2015 Presidential elections.

"That we have a choice between old ways and new ways, going forward and retrogression,  repression, impunity and rule of law"

 GEJ also told us that we will remember him when he is gone.  He capped by saying "My ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian"

 Today same prophecy has come to pass.  We seen repression of the highest order in the history of Nigeria.  We live with Despotism, Nepotism and desperate hang on to power even at the cost of sacrificing our most revered democratic institution which is the National Assembly.

Read More

Daura To Be Jailed? Presidency, EFCC Trace N17B Fraud To Him

Add caption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been activated to interrogate the sacked Director General of the Directorate of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, over an alleged N17bn scam traced to him.

EFCC sources told Daily Trust that operatives of the anti-graft agency on Tuesday evening visited Daura in custody preparatory to his full Interrogation.

“It is expected that the former DSS boss will be handed [to the EFCC] over by the police for further interrogation to explain how the N17 billion traced to the headquarters of the DSS was utilized,” said one of the sources at the anti-graft agency.

The money, it was further learnt, was left behind by the Daura’s predecessor Ita Ekpeyong. It was alleged that Ekpeyong received N20 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the end of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

Ekpeyong, it was also alleged, converted N17 billion into United States of America (USA) dollars, which he left behind when he handed over to Daura.

The funds were reportedly traced by EFCC investigators as a fall out of discoveries after the $43 billion linked to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) was found stashed at a private apartment inside Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Read More

2019: No PDP Aspirant Can Defeat Buhari - Osibanjo

P Buhari

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is sure that President Muhammadu Buhari will defeat other presidential candidates next year to continue his administration’s 'Change agenda'.

Prof. Osinbajo spoke yesterday at the Township Stadium in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, while receiving Senator Godswill Akpabio, who defected from the main opposition PDP to the ruling APC.

The Acting President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; declared that treasury looters would no longer be allowed to return to power.

The Acting President said: “I came here to thank the people of Akwa Ibom State for the remarkable show of solidarity that you have exhibited today (yesterday). I came here to dispense this goodwill from the President and the Acting President for the show of solidarity and to tell you that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari loves the people of Akwa Ibom State. I have come here to share with you the thrust of this government and to give you some basic facts that will help you make up your minds as to the direction Akwa Ibom has decided to go in 2019.

Read More

POVERTY??? Husband, Wife Arrested For Selling Their Baby For N400,000

Ugochukwu & Glory Nwachukwu

The police in Imo State have arrested a couple, Ugochukwu Nwachukwu and Glory Nwachukwu for selling their four-month-old son, Marvelous, for N400,000.

Parading the couple and other suspects at the command’s headquarters in Owerri on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, said the action of the couple was despicable.

Apart from selling their four months old son, the CP said the suspects equally abducted and sold two other babies.

The police boss said, “The suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command on July 20 at Umuokai Owerre-Nta, in the Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State.

Read More

Judge Me With What I Have Done, Not with What I will Do - Senator Nwaoboshi

Senator Nwaoboshi

…As He Consults With Chairman, Councillors Of Aniocha North
…Urges Them To Make Peace In The Interest of the People.

By Chijioke Ugbolue
The Distinguished Senator representing Delta North in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi has called on the Chairman and Councillors of Aniocha North Local Government to judge him based on his contributions to the PDP, the Anioma Nation and Delta State.

Senator Nwaoboshi spoke when he paid consultation visit to the Chairman and councilors of Aniocha North Local Government on Friday 3rd August, 2018 at the Chambers of the Local Government Legislative Arm at Issele-Uku, the administrative headquarters of Aniocha North.

The highly charismatic Senator said that he would not like to be judge based on what he will do, adding that he would like to be remembered based on his contributions to humanity.

Read More

OYES RECRUITMENT PORTAL GOES LIVE… (Register Here)

OYes Volunteers

Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has approved the recruitment of another batch of OYES Cadets for the year 2018- 2020.

The OYES Batch 4 recruitment is open to ALL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF OSUN YOUTHS between the ages of 18-35 years.

Read More

Breaking: Saraki Raises Alarm Over Midnight Meeting Between DSS DG, Senators

Bukola Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has raised the alarm over an alleged midnight meeting between the Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, and about 30 senators.

The meeting, said to be on at about 12:21am on Tuesday, came on a day Saraki’s office announced the emergency reconvening of the leadership of the National Assembly for consideration of urgent national issues.
The Senate and the House of Representatives had on July 24, 2018 proceeded on recess, announcing September 26, 2018 as resumption date.

Read More

MR LEADER AT STATE AND LOCAL GOVT LEVEL...POLITICS WITHIN YOUR WARD DON'T SABOTAGE OUR PARTY

Barr Uzum

By EA Uzumnism.
Politics today, has metamorphosed into a local scientific game where one must key into the agenda of his primary constituency to make maximal impact.

In doing this, what must be taken into consideration is local content.  Local content in this context is the contributions of key players within the local parlance especially  in the everyday communication amongst the electorate.

 Unfortunately in some axis, some leaders of the party will resurrect unnecessary squabbles among relevant and irrelevant stakeholders just to create avoidable factions within a ward to enable them have measure of control.  The question is what are they afraid of?  To my mind, such leaders have trust problem because they cannot even trust themselves.  They take ward leadership for a ride jettisoning contributions, trust,  development and brotherhood.  This has happened in most wards and still happening across the state.  These unhealthy development has created tension across board especially with the nod of some party leaders.  This is a sad and worrisome development that must be stemmed right away and now.

Read More

I AM NOT RUNNING FOR ANY ELECTION - OBUH

Anthony Obuh

Mr. Tony Obuh, Chairman, Delta State Pension Board, has disclosed that he is not running for any elective position.

This assertion was made at his Agbor residence on Saturday where he played host to select party leaders.

Obuh said; "I have consistently said that I am not running for any election. It is this absence of any encumbrance that emboldened me to appeal to Hon Collins Bello to call for a leadership meeting in my house. We need to talk to ourselves especially now that the primaries are coming fast. We must not go to the main elections with bruises. We can avoid this if we realise that party primary is an in-house affair that must not generate perennial acrimony."

Read More

SHOCKING: Popular Nigerian Prophet, ThankGod Abam, Shot Dead

ThankGod Abam

A Nigerian pastor who has a very powerful prophetic anointing, ThankGod Abam has been shot dead, plunging his family, friends and church members in deep grief...

The cleric who is also known as "The Commanding Commander," was reportedly killed by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, late last night.

It is not clear if the gunmen were assassins or just armed robbers.

Read More

2019: PPA Grants Delta Guber Aspirant, Obire Waiver

Dr Obire

By Emmanuel Oloniruha
The Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA) has granted waiver to Dr O’diakpo Obire ahead of the 2019 governorship election in Delta State.

PPA National Chairman, Chief Peter Ameh disclosed this while addressing newsmen shortly after Obire obtained his expression of interest and nomination forms to run for the election in Delta.

He said that the decision to give waiver to Obire, who formally joined the party last week, became necessary in order to deepen democracy in the country.

Ameh, who was a former National Chairman and two-time Secretary of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), pledged that PPA would conduct transparent and credible primaries.

Read More

I Killed My Boss Because He Didn’t Pay Me – Suspect

Adewale-Suspect

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a worker, Adewale Adegoroye, for allegedly killing his boss, Akinwumi Akinmulero, the manager of a cooperative society owned by cocoa farmers in Ondo State.

The 42-year-old suspect was said to have been hired by Akinmulero on commission basis since September 2017, but had a disagreement with the manager on Wednesday over his wage.

The argument was said to have become heated and the suspect reportedly stabbed Akinmulero and fled with N700,000 belonging to the cooperative society.

Read More

Asaba 2018: We'll Investigate Collapse Of Water Tank At Stephen Keshi Stadium - Okowa

Gov Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has ordered an investigation into the remote and immediate cause of the collapsed Water Tank behind the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium during the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships holding in Asaba.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Charles Aniagwu, Governor Okowa described the incident as regrettable but thanked God that no life was lost.

God Okowa who expressed concern over the collapse of the water tank behind the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba, thanked God that no life was lost to the incident.

The Governor has directed an immediate investigation into the cause of the collapse of the water tank with a view to unravel the circumstances surrounding the collapse.

Read More

Fashion Tour Set To Kick Off In Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria are you ready??

Fashion Tour all the way from America in conjunction with CUWA Models is set to hold on .....

Date;11th August 2018, Time:2pm.      
Venue: Oriental Hotel, Lagos Nigeria.

Read More

DELTA PDP FIX DATES FOR PARTY PRIMARIES, DIRECTS ALL APPOINTEES SEEKING ELECTIVE OFFICE TO RESIGN BY..........

Prof Sam, Barr Esiso & Gov. Okowa

By David Diai
The Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has affirmed the dates for primary elections into all elective positions under the party’s platform, as approved by the National Executive Council of the party, and directed all appointees seeking to contest for any elective position to resign from such appointments on or before Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

These were some of the resolutions arrived at during the enlarged Delta PDP stakeholders meeting held at Government House, Asaba on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

The dates for the party primaries to elect candidates to fly the PDP Flag for the 2019 general elections are as follows:

Read More

2019: DELTA GUBER ASPIRANT DUMPS APC, JOINS PPA

Dr Obire

Following the crisis rocking the Delta State chapter of the all Progressives Congress, (APC) one of its Aspirant ,Dr O’diakpo Obire has defected to Progressive People’s Alliance,(PPA) ahead of the 2019 Governorship Election on Thursday.

Addressing party members at the PPA Secretariat in Asaba, the Delta State Capital, Dr Obire assured them of the party victory in the Governorship Election come 2919 adding that he has the charisma and credibility to defeat his opponents.

while receiving his Membership card, he disclosed that his acceptance to join the party wholeheartedly was burn out the fact that PPA has proven to be a result oriented party

He expressed optimism that PPA will be victorious in all positions in the 2019 Elections.

Read More

MATERNAL DEATHS AT PREGNANCY IS STILL A CAUSE FOR CONCERN - UDUAGHAN

Dr Uduaghan

By Agboje Chuks
 The Immediate past Governor of Delta State, Nigeria, and the senatorial Aspirant of Delta South senatorial district, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has disclosed that the Maternal deaths at pregnancy or child birth is still a cause for concern especially amongst the poor.

Dr. Uduaghan made the disclosure in a Facebook post. He said, "We reduced the Maternal deaths amongst the poor by ensuring that every pregnant woman in Delta State had access to free maternal healthcare, which comprised of free ante-natal care, delivery, and even free investigation and management of infertility in our Govt hospitals".

He further stressed that, he intends to replicate same feat in the district especially as there is a clamour for effective representation at the senatorial level come 2019.

Read More

A-26 Year Old Keke Operator killed Over N100

 An Ogbaru Chief Magistrate Court in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra state, has adjourned sine dine in a murder case preferred against Ifeanyi Ali, aged 28 years.

The presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Imelda Chukwudozie, Monday adjourned the matter sine dine to allow the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to prepare a formal murder charge against Nwali at the High Court.

Read More

Ekiti LG Finance Director Commits Suicide

Late Bamisaye

Director of Finance, Ise/Orun Local Government in Ekiti State, Mr. Michael Kayode Bamisaye, has allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Ado- Ekiti, the state capital.

Bamisaye, according to reports, took his life by jumping into a well in his compound located behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. It had not been established why the director committed suicide. Findings by journalists revealed that he had earlier attempted killing himself, which was unsuccessful.

Read More

15 YEARS OLD ELECTROCUTED IN OWANTA ALOSIMI

By Christian Ogoh

Tragedy struck in Owanta Alosimi area of Ika North East Local Government Area as 15 years old Vivian Monye was electrocuted while assisting her father in cleanup exercise after the flood that wrecked havoc in their rented apartment.

According to the father of the deceased, Mr Moses Monye, the late Vivian was assisting him alongside the twin brother to bail out water that took over their apartment after the heavy downpour when suddenly the Benin Electricity Development Company [BEDC] restored power to the area.

He said that the spark that resulted caused panic and while they ran out the daughter got stuck and before they could give any assistance she had given up the ghost.

Vivian who was a student of the community secondary school, the father noted, was the only daughter and had been coping in their upbringing since he lost the wife five years ago.

Read More

PRESIDENCY PLANS TO RECONVENE SENATE, IMPEACH SARAKI, EKWEREMADU UNDERWAY

• FG, APC Lack Power To Reconvene Senate — Sagay, Musa, Odumakin

There are ongoing plans by some All Progressives Congress (APC) senators working in connivance with the presidency to forcibly reopen the Senate ahead of the September 25 date it was officially expected to resume.

A presidency source told Daily Independent that the move was being considered in view of the suspicion that Senate President Bukola Saraki may have taken the decision for a long adjournment for “selfish reasons”.

Daily Independent gathered that the plot to have the Senate summarily reconvened with the objective of effecting Saraki and Ike Ekeremadu’s impeachment is part of the Plan B in the hatchery of those whose plot to allegedly remove them on Tuesday, last week, failed.

Read More

8 APC Lawmakers Backed By Police Take Over Benue Assembly, To Impeach Gov. Ortom

Benue Governor

Looks like Nigeria's democracy will be ridiculed by the present police authorities in Abuja with the way they are 'acting'. A detachment of armed mobile policemen, believed to have been drawn from Abuja, have reportedly connived with minority lawmakers to take over Benue House of Assembly complex, in a bid to impeach the governor.

An impeachment notice has been served to the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, by 8 out of 30 lawmakers in the state's House of Assembly who took over the premises of the state parliament with the support of the police.

Read More

How I Lured My Friend To Where He Was Killed — Man Confesses

25-year-old Abdullahi Garba has narrated how he connived with his friend, Abdullahi Galadima, to kill a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as Okada man in order to steal his bike.

Garba, a resident of Darazo village of Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State, told Northern City News at the Adamawa State Police headquarters, Yola on Thursday, that he lured Umar Shuaibu, who was also his friend, to where he was murdered.

He identified Galadima as the person that stabbed Shuaibu with a knife, adding that his own role was to lure the deceased to the spot where he was killed, so that they could steal his motorcycle.

Read More

Man Dismissed By US Army Nabbed In Owerri Defrauding People

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the Imo State Police Command have arrested one Garrick Slacks, a dismissed United States soldier, for allegedly defrauding Nigerians with fake promises to secure visas and other travelling documents to US.

Southern City News learnt on Sunday that the suspect, who was arrested on Saturday, was in the custody of the state Police Command in Owerri.

The police source, who did not want his name in print, said, “He was a serial fraudster who had used his position as a foreigner to defraud Nigerians, who are desperate to travel abroad, especially to the US.”

Read More

"You Praised Me Yesterday, Where Is Your Honour?" - Gov. Ortom Replies Oshiomhole

Oshiomhole & Gov Ortom

In his response to claims by APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole that the party would be defeated if he's fielded in 2019, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State expressed surprise that barely one week after Oshiomhole described him as “a star of the APC”, he was now casting aspersions on him.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akasee, Ortom said, “If Oshiomhole was a man of honour, he would have held on to his words when he described Governor Ortom as a star of the party. Governor Ortom did an amnesty programme, where thousands of youths were disarmed and over 1,000 arms were recovered.

Read More

Even On Sickbed Buhari Will Win In Sokoto, Kano – Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress.

Amaechi also claimed that Tambuwal had presidential ambition, and that President Muhammadu Buhari would win in Sokoto, Kano and Bauchi states in the 2019 general elections even if he (Buhari) is taken to the states “on a sick bed”.

The minister told journalists that although he did not wish to speak about political matters, he was sure that despite the defection by the APC members at the National Assembly, the party would win the 2019 presidential election.

Read More

NPOWER VOLUNTEERS WRITE BUHARI, SAYS “WE WANT PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, NO TEMPORARY EMPOWERMENT”

We write to express our displeasure and disappointment to the stance of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards our demands for better permanent and pensionable offers, most especially with reference to the repetitive insistence of the SSA to the president on job creation and one of the major stakeholders of the Npower Initiative Scheme, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, that we should quit demanding for permanency.

On many occasions, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede has maintained that the scheme was tailored to run only for two years, and it was only meant to be an empowerment and not an employment opportunity, and as a result of that, we are advised to make judicious use of the scheme by saving some amounts of money from the stipends paid to us. This has been in reaction to our agitations for permanency from both the state and federal government.

Read More

FG Okays 10-Year Validity Period For Passports

NIS Boss, Mohammed Babandede

The Federal Government has approved a 10 - year validity period for Nigerian passports.

This followed a presidential approval to change the face of the e - passport 10 years after it was introduced in the country .

Currently , the passports have a five -year validity period .

The Comptroller- General of Nigerian Immigration Service , Muhammed Babandede, who said this in a report monitored on Channels Tv on Thursday , added that the extended validity period would reduce the stress Nigerians went through every five years to renew their passports.

“One of the reforms he ( President Buhari) has approved is that we would improve the quality , security of our passport booklets.

Read More

SHUT UP OSHIOMHOLE. THE POLITICAL OCEAN OF DELTA IS NOT FOR (ADAMS) A CATFISH FROM IYAMHO.

Barr Uzum & Oshiomhole

Gentlemen, It is no longer in dispute that Oshiomhole Adams the factional leader of APC is not a good manager of his tongue.

Oshiomhole has shown that he speaks before thinking. We call on our PDP supporters across Delta to remain calm amidst the vituperations of this drowning political puppet who sees Delta as an extension on his conquered territory Iyamho.

I make bold to state categorically that we will engage Oshiomhole on issue based Politics when due. In less than 5 weeks, Adams Oshiomhole has destroyed the fabrics of his weak party (APC) completely with the edge of his tongue.

Read More

Melaye Arraigned, Gets N5m Bail For Attempted Escape From Custody, Damage To Police Property

Sen Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye was on Wednesday arraigned in an FCT High Court, Apo, on six counts bordering on attempted suicide , attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property .

Melaye, who represents Kogi West senatorial zone, denied committing the offences , while Justice Silvanus.

Oriji also ordered him to produce two sureties in like sum , as part of the bail condition.

The judge ordered that the sureties must be directors in the civil service, reside in the FCT, and depose to affidavits of means .

The prosecuting counsel, Dr Alex Izinyon ( SAN ) , had told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences on April 24 .

He said the defendant , while being conveyed in a police vehicle to Lokoja, forced his way out and escaped.

Read More

Police Invitation is a Mere Political Game, Says Saraki

Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he has it on good authority that the Police had already decided on the suspects to arraign in court in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mohammed U.E. and that the turn around to invite him was a ploy aimed at scoring cheap political points.

" I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was also said that if I was detained between Tuesday and Wednesday, that will abort the so-called defection plan.

Read More

DELTA 2019: UDUAGHAN VOWS TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVES IN DELTA SOUTH AS A SENATOR

By Agboje Chuks

As a Delta South Senatorial Aspirant, and the immediate past Governor, of Delta State, Nigeria, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, says the need to bring progressive leadership, expand the frontiers of Legislation and rescue the people of Delta South from her current state has necessitated his decision to contest in the forth coming Senatorial election in Delta South Senatorial District come 2019.

Speaking with Newsmen at the Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, said that the narratives of the good people of Delta South senatorial district has to been changed via effective and good representation as applicable else where in the country so as to extricate the people of Delta South from undue hardship .

Dr Uduaghan noted that, having served as two terms Governor of the state and helping to lay the foundation of Delta State, it is time not only to replicate same feat in the District but also, lay the economical blueprint to build on the actualisation of the dreams of the good people of Delta South that all would be proud of, making it the root of great developmental strides.

Read More

Group Set To Mobilize 3 Million Man Match Against Okorocha's Plot To Impeach Deputy

Alphonsus Nweze
The civil and pro-democracy groups in  South East  are mobilising the citizens of Imo State and lovers of democracy in Nigeria to stage a three million -man match against Governor Rochas Okorocha if the State over his planned impeachment of his deputy, Prince Eze Madumere.

The national publicity secretary, Campaign for Democracy (CD), Dede Uzor A. Uzor, said it will hold on August 25, 2018 at Owerri, the Imo State capital

In a meeting held in Owerri CD condemned in a very strong words the plot by Okorocha with the Imo State House of Assembly to impeach Madumere.

The statement which came after the meeting of South East CD, attended by the chairmen of five South East States,  said the plot to remove the deputy governor was unacceptable to every civilised mind and Ndigbo.

Read More